The Bombardment of Yarmouth and Lowestoft, often referred to as the Lowestoft Raid, was a naval battle fought during the First World War between the German Empire and the British Empire in the North Sea. The German fleet sent a battlecruiser squadron with accompanying cruisers and destroyers, commanded by Rear Admiral Friedrich Boedicker, to bombard the coastal ports of Yarmouth and Lowestoft.
25 killed; 19 wounded; 2 light cruisers damaged; 1 submarine sunk; 200 houses shelled | 11 killed; 1 cruiser damaged; 1 submarine sunk; 1 submarine captured
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